Cue “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder… Today is Friday the Thirteenth – that mystical occurrence that happens a few times a year and hearkens talk of luck good and bad, superstitions, and of course psycho killers wearing hockey masks. Now while I am superstitious about some things – I never sign my name in red ink…
Burnin’ Love
So you’re The Coen Brothers. You’ve just won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. Time to smell the roses and relax for a minute, no? Not a chance. This fall, our favorite fraternal misfits are back with yet another oddball movie, BURN AFTER READING. This time out, they’ve added Brad Pitt and John…
Summertime Blues
In a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, columnist Chris Nashawaty bemoaned what has become of summer movies. He gripes that just about every release between the beginning of May and the end of August is either an over-stuffed blow-em-up, or a superhero franchise in the waiting. However, Nashawaty mentioned that it wasn’t always so. That…
With a Little Help From My Friends: TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY
Gonna start something a little new with this post. I got a movie reccomendation this week from my friend Beth. As I was watching it, I knew I wanted to write about it…but not in the same way I write my usual full-on reviews, or my doubleback DVD reactions. Instead, I wanted to combine my…
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
Two days back I posted a teaser for the next Kevin Smith movie, ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO. If you have any interest in the clip, and haven’t watched it yet…you might want to do so quickly before it gets pulled. Slash Film had a bit this morning about how the MPAA isn’t too…
Get Naked
A comment made on my Indiana Jones review by View Askew Girl reminded me of something… namely Kevin Smith. I’m a big fan of Smith’s five Jersey movies, but it feels like he’s lost his way over the last seven years. We now have a teaser for his next film ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A…
Growing Up
I turned thirty this weekend – hence the absence of an update yesterday. I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend, and even managed to score a DVD or two (deluxe editions of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND if you must know). I’ve heard people mention that 30 is…